Ring-shield for glass-drawing apparatus.



' M. J. HEALY. vv RING SHIELD PoR GLASS DRAWING APPARTUS.

APPLICATIONFILEDSBPI. B, 1911.

` Patented Aug, 1912.

, W l VENTO/e Allarm] L Stute :rf leiinsyivmiie. lieve invente-'fl een tuin new und iii lnnnoieinenl in Ringfilllielils for Gln ifzm'ing Ripp im: un@ de hereby (ledere *die following le be :i full, clear, und exact description of ilie invenlion, euch :is will enable others Skilled in die nrt in which ii: upgeiininf; im ineke und use the seine, My invention rein. in ring; Shields for i le in imprevi n1011i llleieiomre ille i. t .@,liioliils which are used to eenter llie Healing rin unile? lie drawing Openinu of :i friese ian i in? other receptacle containing mollen glu mi :ilse i0 shielci the lower enel cylinder being; flmwn, have been meile of clay er einer re i'nctory material. Clay 'finge are objecionuble in that liey cannot stand the inenSe heat "L0 which they are subjected. 'for :my considerable length 01' lime without; Cracking or disintegi'nting and when they disinlegrnle ille Small periclee flrnp inte the molten adjacent the cylinder. and Seriously Heel4 the qnnliiy wif ille Again, mollen glass coming' into einem Wiih @ley will zicllie're to it, :ind in :i slum" tiinebeceme inn-nl: or vitriecl and (liep buck into the molien gl: adjacent (lie eylimler anni ilneir the quality of lxeiglass. Mv present invention consists in a liellow ineizil sliielfl ring Connected Willi :iv nf'u'fsei'- supply whereby the temperature el the ring,

muy be eiintrolleffl, the ring prevented from scaling, mul the iemperatme (if the gil... :it the drawing point be egnlalecl.

in 'the accompanying drawinfge, Figure l 1S zi View in plan of my improved ring' shield.' Fig. :2 is a View in section el? Sanne showing il' eppliefl i0 n floating i'inggj and Figs. 3 nml el are similar views ef n n'ioiilificuion. Y

l represenie lie ring; shield, meile i metal, and ef ripin'oxiinately triangular shape in cross section, tlw :ingles Qf .lm irizmg'le being ,'ne'feizlbly rounded. This shield is nollw willi its Wider (linnn ler et the top, and ile.' Vinner Wall appi'exiz-mtely vertical, so ae te receive and snugih einbrace he outer Wall of the leeting; im Q clearly shown in Fig. 2. The: shield Speciiceton of Y :ire :illinched i' x nell lnewn nimmer.

. L :1..-;lif3ri.;re explained.. hellen'. :nul fiiiries e 'wel/ei inlet A'eine le which ie :einirefl 'lle enillese er finil eliapeil pine Z peiii'smfed en underside for the 'lie Water ini() the ring' shield L letter is also Drovicleil :it a non prei'eml'aljf iHei'iielly lre inlet pipe inn .i en millet fli einen the wnei escapes ninonnl; ei eoel 'weine pzieeinv tlnfozfigli ille 5:3 unil e sinne :is dief preiimt the ring ,ien ins'ezifjl eff 'eine ring: By ng; eliinlfl :ifs Shown in e furnace more i* epenings with lie "l would have il nmlereieonl lllizi l flo nel i confit@ n elf "i :any i'izirlif'nlzu' Simp@ in i seel'ien nii 1...e eine; eliielfflwlm have Simi j; illli..niei'l lle- @impl "Qvliii'li in prmtiee. l lieve tlmzml well nnr'jne. f

f Ying inllj.7 i-i'u'e'rl any invention what l Claim :is nen' find fleeire m secure lin; lettere-Pillen fc. tA

. l. The emnliinzniion O'F'n, helle-W inefnl ring shield previile'gl wlli ineens whereby il may be misefl und lOn'eJefl encl :ilse with xmei inlet` :incl millet, and a loaifincf` ring held in 'plzice by flirecl' engagement `Wili f mi , le which sns# ruling; and lwnseringrg elle ine a. water outlet i e carried bv the shaped pipe communicating with said inlet shield and communicating with the interior pipe, an outlet pipe colninuniziting With of the latter and suspension means for said shield.

A hollow metal ring shield for glass drawing apparatus, the Said .shield being substantially triangular in cross section with its inner Wall Vertical for 'engagement With the outer Wall of a` lioatlng ring, a

Water inlet pipe leading into the interior.

of said shield, a perforated endless or ring the interior of said shield, and suspension means for the latter. i 15 n testimonywhereof, I have Signed this specilicntion in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses. v I 4MACK J. HEALY.

Witnesses R. Gon, lVM. H. MORRISON. 

